Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HWANG, MATTHEW DANIEL

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2831 2833

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.0%
Allow Rate
+16.0% vs TC avg
170
Total Applications
+5.0%
Interview Lift
1075
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 125 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
5.7%
§102 Novelty
64.0%
§103 Obviousness
29.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18460904 Electronically Controlled Mechanical Watch Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18350328 Train Wheel Bridge Decorating Method, Train Wheel Bridge, And Timepiece Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18602679 DEVICE AND WATCH Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18599987 TIMEPIECE MODULE AND ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18063799 WATCH Non-Final OA CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
18599311 TIMEPIECE MOVEMENT Non-Final OA ROLEX SA
18359441 TIMEPIECE DIAL Non-Final OA ROLEX SA
17828497 TIMEPIECE OSCILLATOR ASSEMBLY DEVICE Final Rejection ROLEX SA
17603349 CAM-TYPE TIMEPIECE COMPONENT Non-Final OA ROLEX SA
18597735 ACTUATABLE EXTERNAL PARTS ELEMENT Non-Final OA Omega SA
18538045 PROTECTIVE CASING FOR WATCH Non-Final OA Omega SA
18536500 BALANCE-SPRING FOR A HOROLOGICAL RESONATOR MECHANISM PROVIDED WITH MEANS FOR ADJUSTING FLEXIBILITY AND ASSOCIATED MATERIALS Non-Final OA Omega SA
18400203 WATCH CASE COMPRISING A REMOVABLE ROTATING BEZEL Final Rejection Harry Winston SA
18174146 HOROLOGICAL MECHANISM FOR ACTUATING A FLEXIBLE HAND Non-Final OA Montres Breguet S.A.
18605314 TIMEPIECE INCLUDING A MICROGENERATOR AND A LIGHT SOURCE Non-Final OA The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
18586816 TIMEPIECE Non-Final OA SEIKO WATCH KABUSHIKI KAISHA (trading as SEIKO WATCH CORPORATION)
18524165 WRIST-WORN DEVICE WITH REMOVABLE BEZEL Non-Final OA American Exchange Time LLC
18328155 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTIVE CLOCK MODELING Final Rejection CACI, INC.- FEDERAL
17874333 ASTRONOMICAL DISPLAY Final Rejection Preciflex SA
18055979 WATCH BEZEL ENTIRELY OR PARTIALLY FORMING A TACTILE INTERFACE Final Rejection ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGÈRE SUISSE
17646317 ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A ROTARY WHEEL MADE OF A NON-MAGNETIC MATERIAL AND A BEARING PROVIDED WITH A CONE Non-Final OA ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
18003436 TIMEPIECE COMPRISING AZAN ANALOG COUNTER Final Rejection ALFAJR TRADING EST

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